diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/notes.js b/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/notes.js
index 1fa4d95a0..878e7486e 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/notes.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/notes.js
@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@ angular.module('app')
       }
     }
 
-    this.DefaultNotesToDisplayValue = 20;
+    let MinNoteHeight = 51.0; // This is the height of a note cell with nothing but the title, which *is* a display option
+    this.DefaultNotesToDisplayValue = (document.documentElement.clientHeight / MinNoteHeight) || 20;
 
     this.notesToDisplay = this.DefaultNotesToDisplayValue;
     this.paginate = function() {